Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra

Here you can compare Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra. Comparing Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra on Smartprix enables you to check their respective specs scores and unique features. It would potentially help you understand how Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max stands against Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra and which one should you buy The current lowest price found for Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max is ₹1,34,900 and for Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra is ₹99,990. The details of both of these products were last updated on Sep 01, 2026.

Specification	Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max	Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
Display	6.9 inches, 1320 x 2868 pixels, 120 Hz	6.78 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels, LTPO 1~120Hz, Max to 144Hz for Gaming Only
Battery	4685 mAh, Li-ion Battery	5500 mAh
Internal Memory	256 GB	256 GB
CPU	4.05 GHz, Hexa Core Processor	4.32 GHz, Octa Core Processor
Rear Camera	48 MP ƒ/1.8 (Wide Angle) 24mm, 1/1.28", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Sensor-Shift OIS 12 MP ƒ/2.8 (Telephoto) 120mm, 1/3.06", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, 3D Sensor‑Shift OIS, 5x Optical Zoom 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 0.7µm, PDAF	50 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS 32 MP ƒ/2.4 (Telephoto) 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.2", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 13 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm
Price	₹1,34,900	₹99,990

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Overview

Specs Score	80 / 100	80 / 100
Display Resolution	1320 x 2868 pixels Better Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels
CPU Clock Speed	4.05 GHz	4.32 GHz Faster Clock Speed
CPU Cores	Hexa Core	Octa Core More CPU Cores
Front Camera	12 MP	32 MP Better Front Camera Resolution
Thickness	8.3 mm Slimmer	8.9 mm
Battery	4685 mAh	5500 mAh Bigger Battery
Unique Features	No No	Fingerprint Sensor 3.5mm Audio Jack

General

Model	iPhone 16 Pro Max (A3296, A3084, A3295, A3297, iPhone17,2)	Zenfone 12 Ultra
Sim Type	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM
Dual Sim	Yes	Yes
Sim Size	eSIM+Nano SIM	Nano+Nano SIM
eSIM Support	Yes
SAR	1.01 W/kg (Head) 1.15 W/kg (Body)
Device Type	Smartphone	Smartphone
Release Date	September 09, 2024	February 06, 2025
In The Box		Documentation (user guide, warranty card), Ejector pin (SIM tray needle), USB-C to USB-C cable, Phone case

Design

Dimensions	77.6 x 163 x 8.3 mm	77 x 163.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight	227 g	220 g
Bezel less	Yes
Qwerty	No
Colors	Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium	Ebony Black, Sakura White, Sage Green

Display

Type	Color LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED (1B Colors)	Color LTPO AMOLED Screen (16M Colors)
Touch	Yes	Yes
Size	6.9 inches, 1320 x 2868 pixels, 120 Hz	6.78 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels, LTPO 1~120Hz, Max to 144Hz for Gaming Only
Aspect Ratio	19.5:9	20:9
PPI	~ 460 PPI	~ 388 PPI
Screen to Body Ratio	~ 91.4%	~ 88%
Glass Type	Ceramic Shield Glass (2024 Gen)	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Brightness	1,000 nits Max Brightness (Typical); 1,600 nits Peak Brightness (HDR); 2,000 nits Peak Brightness (outdoor); 1 nit Minimum Brightness
HDR Support	Yes, HDR10, Dolby Vision	Yes, HDR10
Adaptive Refresh Rate	Yes	Yes, LTPO
Features	HDR10, Dolby Vision, Dynamic Island, Always-On display, ProMotion technology with Adaptive Refresh Rates up to 120Hz, HDR display, True Tone, Wide colour (P3), Haptic Touch, 20,00,000:1 Contrast Ratio (typical)	HDR10, 2500 nits (peak), 1600nits HBM/ 2500 nits Peak Brightness, Amazon HDR, Youtube HDR Supported, 107.37% DCI-P3, 145.65% sRGB, 103.16% NTSC Color Gamut Coverage
Notch	Yes, Dynamic Island	Yes, Punch Hole
Foldable Display	No
Curved Display	No
Dual Display	No

Memory

RAM	8 GB	8 GB
Storage	256 GB	256 GB
Storage Type	NVMe	UFS 4
Card Slot	No

Connectivity

GPRS	Yes	Yes
EDGE	Yes	Yes
3G	Yes	Yes
4G	Yes	Yes
5G	Yes	Yes
5G Bands	FDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n66, n70, n75, n76), TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79)	SA&NSA: n1 / n2 / n3 / n5 / n7 / n8 / n12 / n18 / n20 / n25 / n26 / n28 / n38 / n40 / n41 / n48 / n66 / n77 / n78 / n79
VoLTE	Yes	Yes
Wifi	Yes, with wifi-hotspot	Yes, with wifi-hotspot
Wifi Version	Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7), Tri Band	802.11 be/ax/ac/a/b/g/n Supports 2.4GHz/ 5GHz/ 6GHz WiFi
Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v5.3, A2DP, LE	Yes, v5.4, HFP + A2DP + AVRCP + HID + PAN + OPP, aptX Adaptive and aptX Lossless
USB	Yes, USB-C v3.2	Yes, USB-C
USB Features	USB Tethering, USB Charging	USB on-the-go, USB Charging

Performance

AnTuTu Score	1,702,573 (Total) (v10) 455,511 (CPU) 638,423 (GPU) 243,799 (Memory) 364,840 (UX)
Geekbench Score	8,505 (Multi Core) (v6) 3,437 (Single Core)
3DMark Score	4,738 (Wild Life Extreme)
Camera Score	157 (DxOMark)
Speaker Score	82 (Very Good)
Battery Test Result	17 hours

Extra

GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC	GNSS support GPS(L1/L5), Glonass(L1), Galileo(E1/E5a), BeiDou(B1i/B1c/B2a), QZSS(L1/L5) and NavIC
Fingerprint Sensor	No	Yes, In Display
Face Unlock	Yes	Yes
Sensors	Face ID, Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer	Face Recognition, Accelerometer, E-compass, Gyroscope, Proximity Sensor, Ambient-light Sensor, Hall Sensor
3.5mm Headphone Jack	No	Yes
NFC	Yes	Yes
AI Features	AI Mobile (Apple Intelligence)
Water Resistance	Yes, 6 m upto 30 min, IP68	Yes, 1.5 m upto 30 min
IP Rating	IP68	IP68
Dust Resistant	Yes	Yes
Extra Features	Camera Control Button, Grade 5 Titanium, Titanium design, Latest-Generation Ceramic Shield Front, Textured Matt Glass Back, New 16‑core Neural Engine, DisplayPort, Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support (Gen2 Chip), Emergency SOS	Hi-Res Audio up to 384 kHz / 32-bit for 3.5mm output, Dirac Virtuo for Headphone Spatial Sound, AudioWizard with Multiple Listening Profiles, Tri-Microphones with ASUS Noise Reduction Technology

Camera

Rear Camera	48 MP ƒ/1.8 (Wide Angle) 24mm, 1/1.28", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Sensor-Shift OIS 12 MP ƒ/2.8 (Telephoto) 120mm, 1/3.06", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, 3D Sensor‑Shift OIS, 5x Optical Zoom 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 0.7µm, PDAF	50 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS 32 MP ƒ/2.4 (Telephoto) 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.2", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 13 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm
Camera Sensor		Sony LYT700 Gimbal
OIS	Yes	Yes
Auto Focus	Yes, Phase Detection Autofocus	Yes
Features	5x Optical Zoom In, 2x Optical Zoom Out; 10x Optical Zoom Range, Digital Zoom Up To 25x, Camera Control, Customisable Default Lens (Fusion), Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, Adaptive True Tone Flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart Hdr 5,next-generation Portraits With Focus And Depth Control, Portrait Lighting With Six Effects, Night Mode, Night Mode Portraits Enabled By Lidar Scanner, Panorama (Up To 63mp), Latest-generation Photographic Styles, Spatial Photos, 48mp Macro Photography,apple Proraw,wide Color Capture For Photos And Live Photos,lens Correction (Ultra Wide),advanced Red-eye Correction,auto Image Stabilisation,burst Mode,photo Geotagging,image Formats Captured: Heif, Jpeg And Dng	HDR, panorama
Video Recording	4K @ 100/120/24/25/30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 120/240/25/30/60 fps FHD, 720p @ 30 fps HD	8K @ 30 fps UHD, 4K @ 30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 30/60 fps FHD, 720p @ 480 fps HD
Flash	Yes, Dual LED	Yes, LED
Front Camera	12 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS Autofocus, Retina Flash	32 MP ƒ/2.5 (Wide Angle) Punch Hole, Screen Flash
Front Video Recording	4K @ 24/25/30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 120/25/30/60 fps FHD	1080p @ 30 fps FHD

Technical

OS	iOS v18, upgradable to v18.5	Android v15
Chipset	Apple Bionic A18 Pro	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
CPU	4.05 GHz, Hexa Core Processor	4.32 GHz, Octa Core Processor
Core Details	2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz	2x Prime Core@4.32 GHz & 6x Performance Core@3.53 GHz
Fabrication Node	3 nm
GPU	Apple GPU (6-core Graphics)	Adreno 830
Java	No	No
Browser	Yes	Yes

Multimedia

Email	Yes	Yes
Music	AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos, Spatial Audio playback	Yes
Video	HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes, HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG	Yes
FM Radio	No	No
Speaker Type	Stereo
Audio Features	3D (Spatial) Audio, Stereo Sound
Audio Jack Type	USB Type-C
Document Reader	Yes	Yes

Battery

Type	Non-Removable Battery	Non-Removable Battery
Size	4685 mAh, Li-ion Battery	5500 mAh
Fast Charging	Yes	Yes, 65W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Yes, 25W MagSafe and 15W Qi2	Yes, 15W
Reverse Charging	Yes, 4.5W	Yes, 10W
Video Playback Time	105 hours
Music Playback Time	33 hours

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